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spotted mandarin

Prosartes maculata

The spotted mandarin is a lovely plant with beautiful, spotted leaves. It grows in shady places and has pretty yellow flowers that bloom in spring. This plant is special because it likes to hide in the forest!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The spotted mandarin is a slender perennial with oval, light green leaves uniquely marked with dark purplish-brown spots, giving it a distinctive speckled appearance. Its delicate, bell-shaped, creamy-yellow flowers hang gracefully, later developing into small, bright orange-red berries.

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Seltenheit

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Interessante Fakten

Even though its berries look tasty, eating too many can give you a tummy ache!

It belongs to the lily family, but its bell-shaped flowers don't look like typical lilies!

Its scientific name, Prosartes, means 'to hang down,' referring to its elegant, drooping flowers!

The plant's common name 'mandarin' refers to its cheerful, citrus-like orange berries!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Berry Beacon

This plant produces bright orange-red berries that act as a visual signal, helping it attract birds to spread its seeds.

Fähigkeit

Shade Seeker

The spotted mandarin can thrive in deep forest shade, allowing it to capture sunlight where other plants struggle to grow.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-60 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

consumes its orange-red berries

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

visits its bell-shaped flowers for nectar

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses on its foliage, especially young shoots

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von spotted mandarin?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von spotted mandarin?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von spotted mandarin?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von spotted mandarin?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von spotted mandarin?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von spotted mandarin?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von spotted mandarin?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von spotted mandarin?

Insekten

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